NU 426: Community Health Across the Lifespan: Statistical Information on Health

Locate County and City officials.

Links to information about Alabama's cities and towns.

American FactFinder provides access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. The data in American FactFinder come from several censuses and surveys

Information about Jacksonville State University and its students, staff and faculty.

"QuickFacts includes statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with more than 5,000 people."

NSSRN is the largest survey of registered nurses (RNs) in the U.S. The survey is sent to a small percentage of the actively-licensed registered nurses in each state. These data are used to assess the status and trends in the U.S. nursing workforce.

NOTE: Links to more statistics on the left hand side of the page.

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is the primary state health agency for the state of Alabama.

This site has Cancer Facts and Figures; Colorectal Cancer Facts; Cancer Facts and Figures for African Americans plus clinical trials and much more.

The UNM Center for Native American Health (CNAH) at the University of New Mexico's Health Sciences Center (UNMHSC) was established in 2002 to build and strengthen health alliances between Native American communities and the University, for the overall purpose of improving Native American health in New Mexico.

Numerous statistical data and reports. A good site to go for health statistics. Also a very useful Wellness website. It covers nutrition, physical activity and obesity at the local school

Useful headings here include Research, Monitoring Programs, and Statisitics, Trends and Reports. Links lead to more specific information

Ranks counties by various health standards. This site provides an excellent summary of county health data.

The gateway to statistics for over 100 U.S. Federal Agencies. Statistics can be found by agency, subject or by a search engine.

A to Z health topics with information on Drugs and videos.

The CDC's MMWR series is the agency’s primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations.

You will find a great deal of information regarding health at all age levels, gender and ethnic groups.

WHO's Global Health Observatory theme pages provide data and analyses on global health priorities. Each theme page provides information on global situation and trends highlights, using core indicators, database views, major publications and links to relevant web pages on the theme.

Online guide to government information and services

This course from the National Libraries of Medicine describes the range of available health statistics, identifies their sources and helps you understand how to use information about their structure as you search.